Medicament display and reference case or similar article



July 21, 1959 H. J. HAH' 2,895,602

` MEDICAMENT DISPLAY AND REFERENCE CASE 0R SIMILAR ARTICLE Filed sept.12, 195s INVENTOR.' .24 /rMA/JHAII BWM /f PMA ATTRNE Y MEDICAMENTDISPLAY REFERECE on SIMILAR .ARTICLE My invention relates generally tomedicament display cases and specifically to a medicament display andreference case in which various labelled medicaments are held in a tray,which, with a reference booklet, is encased in a transparent top case.

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a medicament displaycase in which medicaments are held in a removable tray having a numberof cavities.

Another object of my invention is to provide a medicament display casein which the medicaments may be changed from time to time.

A further object of my invention is to provide a display case formedicaments that will permit a doctor to view the medicaments withouthandling them, and will contantly refresh his recollection of them.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a medicament displaycase in which a reference booklet describing the medicaments and theiruses may also be encased for convenience.

Another object of my invention is to provide a means for continuouslyadvertising the use and existence of medicarnents available fromnumerous independent suppliers.

Yet a further object of my invention is to provide a medicament displaycase whereby a doctor can quickly survey a large number of medicamentsat a glance.

These objects and advantages, as well as other objects and advantages,may be achieved by the invention, one embodiment of which is illustratedin the drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of a medicament tray having cavitiestherein.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the tray taken on line 2 2 inFigure l, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tray taken on line 3-3 inFigure l, looking in the direction of the arrows and showing adepression.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4 4 in Figure l,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the molding of the display caseshowing the insert tray held therein.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the display case with the tray encasedtherein.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the corner of the display caseshowing the slot construction adapted to receive the reference booklet.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, my invention provides atransparent case 11 in which a tray 12 may be inserted. The case 11 isconstructed with a transparent top panel 13 and a bottom panel 14secured together by edge mol-dings 15, 16, 17, 18. The tray 12 is formedof a sheet of material in which a series of cavities 19 have beenformed. A raised marginal border surrounds each cavity 19. This borderengages the bottom of the top panel 13 to retain the medicaments intheir respective cavities 19. Adjacent to each cavity 19 is a depression20 in the surface of the tray 12. At each end of the depressions 20,there is a slot 21 each pair of United States Patent -Ratented July 21,-`1959 ice 'which i's'adapted to holdth'e ends of v`a strip 'f paper or'other fsuita'ble 'material on which the kname of the 'medicafuientdisposed in the-cavity above is'impr-inted. At one corner o'f the tray12, there 'is a'cu't-ou't portion lZ2-in the ftra'y v'1?2, shaped toreceive a reference booklet 23. 'I lhe moldings 17 and j18 have `slots'24 and `2'5 to receive the reference booklet in the cut-away portion 22of the tray 12. At the junction of fthe moldings y17, '18, *corner posts26 lare 'formed finte'gral with the ends'of the "molditgs 17,718. rThemoldings 15, 16, `I7, -18 have atop i'flange 127, a bottom tlange 28, laside 'wall '29,- van upper :shelf 230 and a lower shelf 31. 'The ktopii'ange '27 has aturned-down exige 32. The Y-top lflange 27 lvand theupper shelf -3'0 Afdeli'ne a fehelnnel 33 to *seat vfthe y"top 'panel113.. A similar channel 34 is defined by the bottom iiange 28 and bottomshelf 31 and serves to support the bottom panel 14. The tray 12 isprovided with edges which lit into the channel 37 in the molding definedby the upper and lower shelves 30 and 31. Screws 35 passing throughapertures 36 attach the molding 15, etc., to the tray 12.

In use, various medicaments are placed in the cavities 19 andappropriate identifying strips are inserted in the depressions 20 belowthe corresponding cavity 19. The tray 12, the top and bottom panels 13,14 are inserted into their respective channels 33, 34, 37 in themoldings 15, 16, 17, 18 and are secured together by screws. Eachvertical column of cavities in the tray may have an identifying letterand each horizontal column a number. The reference booklet 23 willcontain an index to the medicaments by letter and number as well asdescriptive material concerning the medicaments. By using my invention,a doctor, pharmacist, or nurse may visually identify the drug prescribedwhile having on hand a reference booklet containing descriptive datasuch as dosage, toxicity.

The moldings 15, 16, 17, 18 may be wood, metal, or other suitablematerial. The top panel 13 may be glass or a transparent plasticmaterial. The tray 12 is preferably a material relatively stable andresistant to deterioration through contact with medicaments. It is to benoted that the assemblage is fastened together with screws rather thanhaving a hinged lid. The purpose is to prevent the easy accidentalinterchange of medicaments which might have undesirable consequences.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illustrate an embodimentof the invention. The component parts have been shown and described.They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantially similarfunction; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for thesaid components and may have actually been known or invented before thepresent invention; these substitutes are contemplated as being withinthe scope of the appended claims, although they are not specificallycatalogued herein.

I claim:

1. A medicament display and reference case comprising moldings defininga frame; top, bottom, and side walls on the moldings, upper and lowersupports on the side walls of the moldings and defining upper,intermediate, and lower channels with said walls, a transparent toppanel and a bottom panel, each with their edges seated respectively insaid upper and lower channels, a tray disposed in the intermediatechannel and having a plurality of cavities.

2. A medicament display and reference case compris ing moldings havingtop, bottom, and side walls; upper and lower shelves on the side wall ofthe moldings deiining upper, intermediate and lower channels in themoldings, said intermediate channel having a slot at one corner, atransparent top panel and a bottom panel seated in said upper and lowerchannels respectively and defining a case, a medicament tray disposedbetween the top and bottom. panels. and having a plurality of topcavities, said tray having a cut-away portion at one corner incorrespondence with the slot in the molding and said moldings attachedto the tray.

3. A medicament display and reference .case comprising 5 a frame; top,intermeidateand bottom inside channels on the frame, a bottom panlepositioned inthe bottom inside channel, a transparent top panelpositioned in the top channel, a tray positioned in the intermediatechannel and 1. having a cut-out corner section defining a pocket for a10 reference book, a slot in the frame corresponding with the cut-outsection, a plurality of cavities in the tray, a lip surrounding eachcavity and engaged with the top panel.

4. A medicament display and reference casey comprising i four moldingsarranged to dene a rectangular frame; said moldings each having a sidewall and inwardly extending top and bottom walls; Vintermediateshelf-extensions on the side walls disposed in parallelism with the topand vbottom'vvalls and defining therewith upper, intermediate,

and lower channels; a transparent top panel seated in the upper channel,a bottom panel seated in the lower channel, a medicament tray seated inthe intermediate channel and having a cut-away portion at one corner incorrespondence with a slot in the molding, a plurality of top cavitiesin the tray, a lip surrounding each cavity and in approximate engagementwith the top panel, a slotted depression for an identifying markadjacent to each cavity.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS `680,658Hastings Aug. 13, 1901 15 2,026,396 Meinecke Dec. 3l, 1935 2,605,892Waber et al Aug. 5, 1952 2,711,819 Vander Lugt J une 28, 1955

